With GPS device firmly in hand, Captain Geo and his scout, MapGirl led the fledgling cachers confidently through the undergrowth, nimbly sidestepping branches and avoiding rocks and large stones.
"The next cache is .38 miles. We'll take the first hard right on the trail", Capt. Geo announced. Shortly thereafter he stated, "We are within eighteen feet". MapGirl was on high alert and moved quickly ahead of the group. We all spread out, hands over our eyes to filter the sun from our vision. Just as we were beginning to search for "something obviously out of place", MapGirl exclaimed, "There it is!" and removed the camouflage preventing the object from being in plain sight. The vessel was opened, the register filled out, trinkets exchanged, container closed and returned to its original position. We then prepared to locate the next geocache.
We repeated this scenario several times over the next day and a half, achieving some successes and feeling the agony of defeat on others. Geocaches can be subject to carelessness and rarely but occasionally get moved or removed from their original locations. Still, the fun is in the hunt and challenge of following the lat/long coordinates. Even in defeat we felt a sense of satisfaction having enjoyed the surroundings and beauty of the wooded areas we traipsed through.
Captain Geo and MapGirl are superb guides. MapGirl is fearless, moving stealthily through wild areas with determination to find her cache while others sit idly at picnic tables, filling their gullets with tasty food that is, nonetheless, not good for the arteries! Captain Geo takes good care of his number one guide, assuring us that he will verify that there are no ticks on MapGirl as a result of her prairie perambulations.
Captain Geo and MapGirl.........Don't leave home without them!
Ancora imparo
